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Seminar syncs science and arts Lesley Saenz Contributing writer
Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Sciences at DePaul University Craig Klugman broke the professional boundaries that divided science and art during a seminar for the Ethics in Science series on Monday. “Humanity has put professions in specific c a t e g o r i e s,” Klugman Kulgman said, “where mathematicians can only be mathematicians and an engineer can only be an engineer. One of the things that I’ve documented is that the value of film and art and literature helps us become more comfortable with ambiguity. All these structures, these styles, these drawers, they’re artificial constructs. They don’t really exist; they’re just human beings that have decided these categories.” Eckhard Pfeiffer Professor of Computer Science Ioannis Pavlidis said the goal of the seminars was to educate students, faculty and the public on ethics issues. Computer engineering technology sophomore Kristina Richardson said she’s really enjoyed the Ethics in Science seminars and thought they were improving as they went. “I like how the audience was leading the discussion,” Richardson said. “I can see how the seminars have gotten much more LECTURE continues on page 3
The National Design Services Act would allow architecture students, like sophomore Paul Nguyen who is working on a finals project on 3D operations, to enroll in loan repayment programs while working in community design centers in shortage situations and other purposes. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar
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Committee encourages bill to ease architecture student loan debt Andrea Pizzolo Contributing writer
Architecture students nationwide are seeking the introduction of a bill that would allow them to participate in community design centers in exchange for student
loan assistance. The National Design Services Act is a bill promoted by the American Institute of Architects to help students with their finances while they work to improve communities across the United States.
Fourth-year architecture student Sarah Killingsworth sits on the American Institute of Architecture Students Advocacy committee, which is the national student organization responsible for much of the student voice behind this
legislation. “While we have an excellent architecture program here at the University of Houston, student loan debt is rising drastically,” BILL continues on page 3
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Students to kick up snow on slopes Lesley Saenz Contributing writer
Students will have the opportunity to glide down mountains of snow in New Mexico during a group trip hosted by the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center’s Outdoor Adventure program from Jan. 3 to 7. The trip will consist of skiing and snowboarding at Ski Apache, a resort located in the country’s southernmost
ski area, Mascalero, N.M. Assistant Director of Outdoor Adventure Caleb Wells said students shouldn’t miss out on this great opportunity. “The trip to Ski Apache will give students a chance to relax after finals and a long holiday season. Participants will enjoy the company of a small group of UH students over the course of five days where they will be living and hitting the slopes together,”
Wells said. Ten students and two trip leaders will spend five days learning the mountainous terrain of Sierra Blanca. The resort has 55 runs and trails with a mix of beginner slopes, tough runs, cruising runs and a terrain park for more experienced skiers and snowboarders. Outdoor Adventure graduate assistant Erin Daniels said there is
something for every level. “The trip will be lots of fun. Ski Apache has trails for beginners, intermediate and experts, and there is always the option to learn,” Daniels said. Sociology junior Desmond Pulliam said he is interested in taking a trip in the future. SLOPES continues on page 3
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Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: A student reported his unsecured and unattended vehicle had been unlawfully entered, but nothing was taken. The incident occurred between 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24 and 12:15 a.m. Nov. 25 in Lot 20C. The case is inactive. Aggravated Robbery: A student reported three black males entered his apartment and threatened him with a handgun before stealing two laptop computers and an external hard drive. The incident occurred between 2:12 p.m. Nov. 24 and 4:15 a.m. Nov. 25 at Cambridge Oaks Apartments. The case is active. Criminal Mischief: A staff member reported that someone discharged two fire extinguishers. The incident occurred between 11:35 p.m. Nov. 25 and 12:41 a.m. Nov. 26 on the fifth floor of Cougar Village 1. The case is active, pending new information. Theft: A staff member reported that someone stole a wireless router from a hallway ceiling. The incident occurred between 3 and 4 p.m. Nov. 16 on the fifth floor of Cougar Village 2 and was reported Nov. 26. The case is active, pending new information. Burglary of a Building or Habitation: A student reported that someone entered her unsecured apartment and stole her laptop computer. The incident occurred between 6:30 and 7 p.m. Nov. 26 in the Cullen Oaks Apartments. The case is active, pending new information.
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University employees contribute big to local, national charities The Daily Cougar News Services University employees have continued a tradition of giving, with this year’s charitable contributions totaling a little more than $79,000 to the State Employee Charitable Campaign. Employees are able to donate to a charity of their choice from a
lengthy list of national and local charities, including United Way Houston, Texas Match the Promise Foundation and Children’s Charitable Alliance of Texas. Since SECC’s inception 20 years ago, the UH community has contributed around $1.3 million to local and national organizations,
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Killingsworth said. “I know that I don’t want to let my student loan debt prevent me from making the best choices for my career once I graduate, but the reality is that high debt can mean many young designers delay their licensure process because of the cost in money and time. This bill is meant to keep talent in the profession by giving our recent graduates more opportunities to manage their loan debt and use their design abilities for the betterment of undeserved communities.” The federal government encourages similar student loan aid for programs in accredited professions such as medicine, law and veterinary medicine. Architecture is also a profession that requires an accredited degree, with 7 tests in applicable areas and 5,600 hours of intern time under a licensed architect. “A survey conducted by AIA in 2013 stated that 55 percent of architecture students accrued over $40,000 in student loan debt during their terms in college and that 60 percent of architecture students are worried that they will have to leave the field of architecture because of
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it,” third-year architecture student and UH AIAS Treasurer Weston Berry said. “While I myself have served my country and am receiving help through the GI Bill, I see my fellow architecture students struggling profusely with their debt during school and worrying about how to pay student loans after school. They deserve a similar opportunity to serve their country in an applicable way and through the design field that they have grown to love.” Architecture students at UH are big supporters of the bill, since it would not only aid them with their finances but also help them gain experience in their field. “I feel like architecture students always have to spend a lot more money on art supplies, plotting and model building for our presentations,” fifth-year architecture student Patti Lee said. “I think the act is a good idea to allow the students involvement in real life projects to gain more experience but at the same time can still lighten up our burden on government loans.” AIAS invites anyone who supports the bill to sign the petition to enact this legislation. The petition can be found at change.org, keyword NDSA. news@thedailycougar.com
The new installation in the Ethics in Science lecture series discussed using visual creative nonfiction writing techniques in teaching research ethics. Some practical applications of this method have been implemented in teaching first-year medical students with the presenter’s video “Cure for Dying.” | Carolina Trevino/The Daily Cougar
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organized and more engaged with the audience.” The audience watched the film “Cure for Dying,” which was used for teaching first-year medical students about research ethics and professionalism. The audience then discussed the film and aspects of what creative nonfiction is.
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“Understanding the validity between the (arts and sciences) helps us become more comfortable,” Klugman said. “And this is really important in medicine and science because we just don’t know.” Klugman has had his foot in video production and owns a production company in San Antonio. He said helping students feel more interactive and helping in learning case studies was part of why he started making 15-minute films.
alone. It’s a great way to meet new people and experience something new,” Pulliam said. The trip price is $625 for students and $700 for guests. The price includes the lift ticket, transportation, lodging and most meals.
The next seminar in the Ethics in Science project will be “Broken Symmetry: Humanism, Militarism and the Dilemmas of Scientific Identity in Nuclear Age America” by Associate Professor of U.S. History at the University of British Columbia Jessica Wang at 11 a.m. on Feb. 17 at Philip Guthrie Hoffman Hall. Visit uh.edu/ethicsinscience for more information. news@thedailycougar.com
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No animals were harmed in the making of this film” might be just as fictional as the film it’s referring to. On April 7, 2011, Gina Johnson sent an email to one of her colleagues, confiding that somebody had nearly lost their life at her Cara workplace, Smith having almost drowned on the set of a major Hollywood smash. She asked her colleague to remain quiet about the incident and seemed to possess a glaring lack of concern with the near-death experience. To some, it seemed like she almost didn’t care at all. Johnson is a representative of the American Humane Association. She was sent to the set of Ang Lee’s “Life of Pi” to monitor the treatment of the set’s animals and verify the validity behind the AHA’s trademark disclaimer. You might think she’s the real-world incarnation of August from “Water for Elephants,” but rest assured — this woman didn’t whip the elephant, so to speak, but she sure as hell didn’t stop anyone else from doing it. She detailed how, in one particularly perilous shot, the Bengal tiger nearly drowned on the set when it got lost trying to swim to
They told animal control to (expletive) themselves... This is worse than doing nothing. This is like a cop not just ignoring a crime but helping cover it up.” Bob Ferber, describing the actions of the AHA regarding animal cruelty and abuse on the sets of major movie productions
the outside edge of the tank. King, the tiger employed to supplement the movie’s CGI version, had to be dragged out of the tank by his trainer, who was able to pull him in with a catch rope. “I think this goes without saying, but don’t mention it to anyone, especially the office,” Johnson implored in the email, which was obtained by the Hollywood Reporter. “I have downplayed the (expletive) out of it.” “Life of Pi” then went on to win four Oscars and gross nearly $609 million internationally. It was given the “no animals were harmed” status. It then came out that Johnson was sleeping with a production executive of “Life of Pi.” And that’s just the first chink in the armor of Hollywood’s humanitarianism. The Hollywood Reporter also released details of the production behind Peter Jackson’s “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” which grossed more than $1 billion worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo. It seems that the film, whether in terms of dollars grossed or lives lost, did everything in excess. Yahoo reported that 27 animals died on the set of the film. Most of the animals that died were sheep and goats, succumbing to dehydration, exhaustion and drowning. The animals were all reported to have died in the midst of the flick’s filming hiatus, when the animals were left on an unmonitored farm in New Zealand. And yet, the film still managed to nab a favorable disclaimer, acknowledging that the American Humane Association “monitored all of the significant animal action. No animals were harmed during such action,” according to Yahoo. Because the deaths occurred during inactive periods of filming, the Association was able to carefully sidestep any condemnation. It’d be nice if this news could
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David Delgado/ The Daily Cougar end right now — maybe not nice, so to say, but a whole lot better than having a slew of material to address on the subject. There are the four horses that died on the set of the HBO show “Luck” and the dogs reported to have been punched in the diaphragm repeatedly on the set of Disney’s “Eight Below.” Then there’s the abundance of dead squid and fish that washed up on the beaches right next to the bay where Disney’s “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” was filmed. Their deaths were most likely due to the film’s excessive use of underwater pyrotechnics. The Hollywood Reporter’s expose revealed that Disney took no precautions in protecting the nearby marine life. A Kmart commercial caused the death of a 5-foot-long shark after it had been placed in a small inflatable pool. A chipmunk was squashed and killed on the set of Paramount’s “Failure to Launch.”
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The sheer volume of citations is downright unbelievable, and they were all exposed by The Hollywood Reporter’s investigation. What’s even more unbelievable is that all of these productions had monitors from the AHA on set. In an even more disgusting turn of events, on the set of Fox’s “Flicka,” the AHA also failed to properly report — or do anything about — the deaths of two horses. Bob Ferber, founder of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Animal Protection Unit, reported that the AHA dismissed animal control officers who were dispatched to the set of the film. “They told animal control to (expletive) themselves,” he said. “This is worse than doing nothing. This is like a cop not just ignoring a crime but helping cover it up.” These are the people who supposedly got into the business to actively promote the ethical and humane treatment of animals. It isn’t as if they witnessed cruelty,
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tried their best to intervene and then covered up the incident out of fear of losing their jobs. That still would’ve been inexcusable, but at least it might’ve made some twisted logical sense. It’s almost as if those in the AHA actively detest animals, so much so that they weaseled their way into the only line of work that can promote the death and suffering of such animals. It’s a truly bizarre thing to have been revealed, and one that I pray will result in lasting ramifications for those involved in these heinous crimes. Any semblance of emotional investment in the safety of Hollywood’s animals — who didn’t sign up for a life of acting — seems to be missing. If indie movies weren’t appealing before, they should be looking pretty good now. Senior staff columnist Cara Smith is a communications junior and may be reached at opinion@thedailycougar.com
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When the football season began, UH had confidence in itself, even though not many outside of the locker room did. The Cougars were coming off a 5-7 year with a bad defense and a fluid quarterback situation. On defense, UH was one of the worst in Conference USA and lost its best two players to the NFL when cornerback D.J. Hayden and linebacker Phillip Steward were drafted. The Cougars surrendered 36 points per game and were statistically the worst pass defense during conference play. Junior David Piland, the incumbent quarterback, was competing for his job after a bad season filled with injuries. The pressure intensified as the Cougars joined the tougher American Athletic Conference on July 1, and UH fans expected more after former quarterback Case Keenum guided the team to a 13-win season in 2011. A second consecutive losing season would have been a tough sell for the current regime, as UH entered a new football stadium in August 2014. Now, head coach Tony Levine can sell UH (8-4, 5-3) as a young talented team possibly with a bright future. Ah, the difference a year makes. The defensive players believed, even if history went against them, said defensive coordinator David Gibbs before the season. “Down through the history, Houston hasn’t played very good defense,” Gibbs said. “They don’t listen to when people beat them up and when their confidence is shaken, so they don’t remember last year. They don’t remember that they aren’t supposed to be very good on defense. That works to our advantage.” The unfounded confidence sounded like hubris, but after holding opponents to 20 points per game and leading the nation in forced turnovers, no one is laughing at the UH defense anymore. The Cougars have developed young playmakers on defense. Sophomore safety Trevon Stewart leads the nation in turnovers responsible for and set a UH record with six fumble recoveries, while sophomore defensive back Adrian McDonald has five interceptions, but better play inside
After David Piland’s retirement, freshman quarterback John O’ Korn (No. 5) and sophomore receiver Deontay Greenberry (No. 3) have leapt near the top of quarterback-receiver duos the with nine touchdown connections this season. | Caitlin Hilton/The Daily Cougar the trenches has has also helped forged a tougher defense. The Cougars are able to get pressure on the quarterback with just four down defensive linemen for the first time in his tenure, Levine said. This offseason, UH simplified its defense, allowing for less practice time devoted to learning the scheme and freshmen to contribute. “Simplifying our defensive package allows us more time to work on tackling, to work on the fundamentals, to work on creating turnovers, and you’ve seen the great combination this season of everything I just talked about,” Levine said. “We’ve simplified, we’ve stressed techniques and fundamentals, and the results to me have been very evident.” UH doesn’t lose any players from its defensive line rotation. The Cougars lose only two defensive starters this offseason. On offense, freshman quarterback John O’Korn has taken the reins of the team. His strong arm has added a vertical element to UH’s offense after he made his first start in week three. O’Korn has had struggles this season — during UH’s three-game losing streak, he completed less than 50 percent of his passes and averaged 174 yards per game
UH spent more time on fundamentals like tackling this year after simplifying its scheme. | Justin Tijerina/The Daily Cougar — but he displayed skills that have many expecting that he can develop into a strong quarterback. O’Korn was able to find inside receivers Deontay Greenberry and Daniel Spencer as they gashed defenses across the middle of the field. Both weapons will return next season, when the Cougars christen their new football stadium. Despite their promise, though, the Cougars need to learn to win close games against good opponents. UH had BYU, UCF, Louisville and Cincinnati on the ropes, but couldn’t close the door, losing the four games by 20 points
combined. Without victories against any one of the aforementioned teams, UH’s best win was against either Rice (9-3, 7-1), which will host the C-USA title game on Saturday, or Rutgers (5-6, 2-5), a squad that has struggled to gain bowl eligibility amid bullying allegations about the coaching staff. With a greater emphasis on recruiting bigger, faster players, more resources behind the program and momentum following a turnaround season, the Cougars have the tools to build a consistent winner. However, the signature wins need to follow for UH to
attain the level of success it wants. Senior defensive back Zachary McMillian said the turnaround took the entire team buying into to the plan — something UH will need if it hopes to continue winning. “That goes to what we started on at the beginning of the year with ‘Something to Prove.’ We wanted to make sure we maintained that chip on our shoulder throughout the whole year,” McMillian said. “We didn’t want to go back to having the same year we had last year.” sports@thedailycougar.com
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Looking forward to 10 more As a successful fall semester ends, The Women’s Resource Center looks ahead with new goals Paulina Rojas Life & Arts editor
As the semester comes to a close, the Women’s Resource Center looks back at its accomplishments and looks forward to celebrating its 10-year anniversar y on campus this spring. “I think we had a really great McPhail is and producDirector of the tive semester. Women’s Resource Center (Program coordinator) Malkia (Hutchinson) did the Gender Talk; she tackled some really interesting topics, and we got a lot of great feedback from students. We did the Smart Start program again. We also had a great Take Back the Night march,” said WRC director Beverly McPhail. Throughout the semester, volunteers and members of the WRC
set goals to increase its visibility and make campus a safer place for all students. They partnered with various University and national organizations to help educate students about health issues such as breast cancer, depression and STDs. “We had a really good collaboration with the Houston Department of Health and the housing office — we did an HPV awareness event,” Hutchinson said. “We had a guest speaker come in and talk about safe sex and the importance of (health) screenings like pap smears.” The WRC also sought to increase awareness about sexual consent and violence among campus fraternities. McPhail spoke to the Interfraternity Council, offering her services, but did not get the feedback she expected. “I didn’t have a single fraternity call me and ask me to do this programming that I am offering free of charge. I don’t know if guys feel that they don’t need to learn about it, or maybe it is not important to them,” McPhail said.
Looking ahead, the center will host a rendition of “The Vagina Monologues,” as it does every semester. “We had a really good turnout during auditions, and we are really excited about it,” Hutchinson said. In the spring, a new logo will be launched. It will be put on T-shirts that students will be able to purchase. The WRC will also move to its new home at the University Center North: To celebrate this, the center will host an open house in January. In addition, there will be an array of events throughout the spring to celebrate the center’s 10th birthday. “We are really excited because we will be moving into the new (UC), and I think it’s going to be very exciting. Hopefully, it will make us more visible and accessible to students,” McPhail said. For more information about the center, visit uh.edu/wrc. arts@thedailycougar.com
We had a really good collaboration with the Houston Department of Health and the housing office. ... We had a guest speaker talk about the importance of (health) screenings” Beverly McPhail, Women’s Resource Center director
BIG 10 The Women’s Resource Center promotes and hosts events throughout the year to bring awareness to issues affecting female students. Next semester’s events will celebrate the center’s 10th birthday:
Monday, January 27 Open House Cosponsored with LGBT Resource Center Location: Room N201 in the new University Center
Friday, February 21 “South Asia to Houston: Conversations and Connections Around Gender-Based Violence” Cosponsored with WGSS, DAYA, India Studies, UH Friends of Women’s Studies, Voices Breaking Boundaries, AADA Location: MD Anderson Library Rockwell Pavilion from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, March 5 Wholehearted Living with Dr. Brené Brown Cosponsored with University Commission on Women Location: The auditorium in the new UC from 2 to 4 p.m.
Friday, April 3 The Vagina Monologues Location: The auditorium in the new UC at 7 p.m.
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8 \\ Tuesday, December 3, 2013
SPORTS BRIEFS
House sidelined after knee surgery The Daily Cougar New Services
Senior defensive specialist Meredith Ware enjoyed her final moments with her beloved teammates, family and coaches. | Photos by Caitlin Hilton/The Daily Cougar
VOLLEYBALL
Prepping for next step Harrison Lee Contributing writer
When the last game of the season finally ended, the lone senior was surrounded by a never-ending flow of hugs, bouquets of flowers and a throng of well-wishers. She shook hands, hugged and laughed with everyone around her, a perfect embodiment of what senior night really is. But through all of the pomp on Wednesday night, none of it had set in yet for Meredith Ware. “It hasn’t really hit me yet that I am completely finished, because it feels like any other game, just with a little more attention toward me,”
Ware said. “It’s definitely weird right now, but I think it’ll hit me on Monday when I’m not going to practice or weights.” The match itself was taken in three sets by SMU, but from Ware’s perspective, the loss wasn’t a dream outcome, but the simple act of having one last night under the home lights gave her something to hold on to. “I’m very happy that my last game was at home and I got to play for our fans, my friends and my family. That’s very lucky.” Despite her constant enthusiasm for the team and devotion to the season, Ware knew that this game was approaching and was
working on looking at it as a closing chapter as she moves on to the next one that life will present. “I know I’m going to miss it. I’m going to miss these girls and coaches so much,” Ware said. “It’s been such a big part of my life since I was nine, so knowing that I’m not going to have to go to practice every day is going to feel very weird. I’m going to be sad about it, but I have to start the rest of my life.” The now-former defensive specialist has her eyes on swapping her jersey for a white coat in the near future as she begins studying for the Medical College Admission Test.
“I’ll be able to refocus my energy toward school, the MCAT, getting ready for medical school. I’m just going to use it as a good opportunity for me to really develop.” sports@thedailycougar.com
UH’s sophomore guard Danuel House will be out indefinitely after recently suffering a knee injury. House sat out the men’s basketball t e a m’s w i n against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Saturday for the House first time in his collegiate career. He underwent successful arthroscopic surgery with a team physician on Monday afternoon and will work through rehabilitation with the team medical staff. House is expected to return to competition later this season. He ranks second on the team with 15.6 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. UH inks Yates stand-out The men’s basketball program officially welcomed Yates High power forward J.C. Washington after he recently signed a National Letter of Intent. Standing at 6-foot-6 and weighing 220 pounds, Washington has been a part of a nationally recognized program that has won two state championships in the last five years and been to four state title games during that span. Washington was named one of the Greater Houston area’s top 20 players by Vype Magazine in the preseason. UH sweeps Classic With victories against Kent State and Prairie View, UH swept its competition at the David Jones Classic. The Cougars have swept the Classic in consecutive years and move to 3-4 on the season. Senior forward Te’onna Campbell was named the David Jones Classic Tournament MVP award after scoring in double figures on back-to-back nights. UH overwhelmed Prairie View 74-46 on Sunday at Hofheinz Pavilion with hot second-half shooting. UH rallied past Kent State, 55-44, in the first game. Campbell scored 16 points, including going 6-9 from free throw line. sports@thedailycougar.com